Here is a quick way to get the kernel details (name, version and release info) for a specific Ubuntu / Linux Mint system :surgeprice.display("ihaveapc.com_336x280_abovepost");Open Terminal and type :
uname -s -v -rThis command also comes in handy when wanting to find out the type of processor, hardware and the operating system for a given system. To do that, type :
uname -m -p -i -o...

Here is how to quickly zip and unzip files using Linux Mint/Ubuntu terminal :
1. Install zip and unzip if not present by typing :
sudo apt-get install zipsudo apt-get install unzip
2. Once installed, to compress files or folders in .zip format, type :
zip nameoftargetziparchive *
This will put all the files from current directory into the archive named docs as specified and saved as docs.zip.
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